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Prince Georg of Liechtenstein Engaged to Princess Maria-Nives von der Leyen, the Princely House of Liechtenstein Confirms

Portrait of Princess Maria-Nives von der Leyen and Prince Georg of Liechtenstein courtesy of Schloss Vaduz/ZVG

In Vaduz, the Fürstenhaus Liechtenstein has announced the engagement of His Serene Highness Prince Georg of Liechtenstein to Princess Maria-Nives von der Leyen.

Born on April 20th, 1999, in Grabs, Switzerland, Prince Georg of Liechtenstein is the third child of His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince Alois and Her Royal Highness Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein and the grandson of His Serene Highness Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein.

After attending Ebenholz Primary School in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and the International School Rheintal in Switzerland, he completed his secondary education at Malvern College in England. He then studied at the University of St. Gallen and at ESCP Business School in Turin and Berlin, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Management in 2023. He currently works in business development in the technology sector in New York.

Born on February 13th, 2001, in Landsberg am Lech, Germany, Princess Maria-Nives is the youngest daughter of Philipp Prince and Princess Elisabeth von der Leyen.

After attending the International School Augsburg, she completed her secondary education at the Klessheim Tourism School near Salzburg.

Princess Maria-Nives then studied at the University of West London, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. After working for two years in Berlin, she has been employed by a marketing agency in Vienna since the end of 2024.

The upcoming princely wedding of His Serene Highness Prince Georg of Liechtenstein and Princess Maria-Nives von der Leyen is expected to take place in Germany in late summer 2027.

Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein Confer Order of Merit at Schloss Vaduz

In Vaduz, His Serene Highness Hereditary Prince Alois, acting on behalf of His Serene Highness Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein, and Her Royal Highness Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein presided over a ceremony at Schloss Vaduz during which the Fürstlich Liechtensteinischer Verdienstorden (Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein) was conferred.

Founded by Prince Franz I of Liechtenstein in 1937, the order honors services rendered to the Principality.

The former government councillor, Dr. Aurelia Frick, received the Komturkreuz (Commander’s Cross).  The former president of the Samaritans Triesenberg, Mr. Daniel Beck, received the Ritterkreuz (Knight’s Cross).

H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein: An Interview with CNN

Earlier this month CNN’s Richard Quest sat down with H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein regarding the country’s reputation as a “tax haven”.  Click the link below to watch the interview as well as to read an article.

H.S.H. Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein 

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